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The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction Paperback - 2008 - 2nd Edition

by John Sutherland


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With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsized, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age the Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published. Now in a second edition, the book has been revised and a generous selection of images have been chosen to illustrate various aspects of Victorian publishing, writing, and reading life.

Organised alphabetically, the information provided will be a boon to students, researchers and all lovers of reading. The entries, though concise, meet the high standards demanded by modern scholarship. The writing - marked by Sutherland's characteristic combination of flair, clarity and erudition - is of such a high standard that the book is a joy to read, as well as a definitive work of reference.

From the rear cover

'A remarkable achievement. An invaluable tool for understanding the Victorian literary milieu, and a first-rate bedside book as well.'"A.S. Byatt, Times Literary Supplement"

This towering work of reference on Victorian fiction captures the full range and depth of the Victorian novel.

With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsised, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age, the "Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction" is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published. Now in a second edition, the book has been revised and enlarged, and a generous selection of images have been included to illustrate various aspects of the Victorian publishing, writing, reviewing and reading worlds. In its totality, this is the most complete anatomy of this richest of literary fields currently available.

It is also highly accessible. Organised alphabetically, the information provided will be a boon to students, researchers and all lovers of reading. The entries, though concise, meet the high standards demanded by modern scholarship. The writing - marked by Sutherland's characteristic combination of flair, clarity and erudition - is a joy to read, as well as a definitive work of reference.

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  • Title The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction
  • Author John Sutherland
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Pages 736
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 2008-11-01
  • ISBN 9781408203903 / 1408203901
  • Weight 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Reference
  • Library of Congress subjects Novelists, English - 19th century, English fiction - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008045692
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.803

About the author

John Sutherland is Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London.

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